OBS Virtual Application Server
OBS Webfire, Open Office, Firefox, Apache, Jboss(EJB 3), Eclipse, VNC, MySQL, Games on SuSE 10
Description
1. OBS Virtual Application Server comes preinstalled with SuSE 10, preconfigured for Virtual Network Computing 6.8, running an Apache Webserver 2.0. Thus, you can use the OBS virtual Box of Tricks for:
Running Linux on Windows XP
Evaluating Open Source Software
Building a virtual Developer Network
Developing Web-Applications based on MySQL 5
Carrying a mobile Java Developer Studio on USB Disk
Starting at a minimum of 3,3 GByte real disk space, OBS Virtual Application Server incorporates a virtual disk capacity of 8 GByte, which will explode automatically. The Virtual Box of Tricks can best be displayed on a monitor resolution of 1024x768.
2. The Application was built with VMware Workstation 5.5 by installing SuSE 10 from DVD. Firstly, Firefox Browser was downloaded from the internet and got installed on XP for remote access. Secondly, a small Webapplication, which can easily be embraced & enhanced, was written and got installed in the Apache root directory. Finally, the Virtual Appliance was tested on 2 XP standard computers (SP1 and SP2) with different CPU types (Intel, AMD) against both, a TFT and a CRT Display and on a Notebook from a USB disk to test minimum memory allocation, network configuration and portability.
3.Mandatory
Unzip OBS-AS.zip (requires 3,3 GByte)
Start VMware Player or Workstation on XP
Open OBS Application Server Appliance (VMX-File)
Wait until SuSE is up & running (2- 3 min.)
Start Firefox Browser (http://localhost)
Read the instructions for further information
Do not worry, be happy !!!
Optional
increase memory allocation to (real memory / 2)
Run Open Office Apps like Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Play a game like SuperTux, Knights or Patience
Open a virtual terminal window (xterm)
Switch user to root (su ; password ´obs´)
Start Yast Control Center (yast2)
Select keyboard layout (yast2 keyboard)
Connect to MySQL Database Server (mysql)
Check active interfaces (ifconfig -a)
Assign a free ipaddress (ifconfig eth? ipaddress)
Add 'ipaddress obs' to your local hosts file
Connect to Apache through a remote browser (http://obs)
Connect to Jboss-Server through a remote browser (http://obs:8080)
Start VNC-Server (vncserver)
Connect to VNC-Server through remote Browser (http://obs:5801)
Start MySQL Browser by clicking on the corresponding desktop icon
Start MySQL Administrator by clicking on the corresponding desktop icon
Start Eclipse by clicking on the corresponding desktop icon
Start the VMware Toolbox by clicking on the corresponding desktop icon
Cut & Paste text between Windows XP and your Linux VM
Use Winscp to exchange files between XP and the virtual Box of Tricks
Use Putty for remote access to connect via an encrypted channel (ssh)
4. OBS Virtual Application Server is based on OpenSuSE 10 and runs Open Source Software, only. The Software is therefore free to use.
Please note:
http://www.opensuse.org
http://www.openoffice.org
http://www.apache.org
http://www.sun.com
http://www.jboss.org
http://www.eclipse.org
http://www.mysql.com
http://winscp.net/eng
http://www.puttyssh.org
http://www.obs-itconsulting.com
http://www.mozilla-europe.org/de/products/firefox
Last updated: 05/26/2006
Operating system:
SuSE 10
Applications installed:
OBS Virtual Webfire 1.0.0
Open Office 2.0
Firefox Browser 1.0.6,
Apache Webserver 2.0.54,
Java 1.5
Jboss 4.0.4 (EJB 3 )
Eclipse 3.1.2
MySQL Database 5.0.21
MySQL Administrator 1.1.10
MySQL Query Browser 1.1.18
Virtual Network Computing 6.8.2
Games (SuperTux, Knights, Patience etc)
VMware Tools installed:
Yes
Size:
1700 MB
Torrent available:
Yes
(What is BitTorrent?)
Primary account
Username: root
Password: obs
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